We are bidding adieu to 2023 and it is time to rewind and take a look at how the year was. Google Trends has compiled a list of everything that topped the search list in every country. Similarly, there is a list of recipes which topped the search list in India in 2023—take a look!
10 Recipes Which Topped The Search List In India In 2023
1. Mango Pickle
Mango pickle is a classic Indian pickle recipe which you will find everywhere. However, every house has its unique way to make it. The pickle is made with unripe green mangoes, salt, oil, mustard seeds and spices but is a tricky recipe. You can guarantee that you will be able to enjoy this fruit with your hot parathas well into the winter by creating Aam ka Achaar.
2. Sex On The Beach
The Sex on the Beach cocktail’s name is just as well-known as its taste. Sex on the Beach, which gained immense popularity in the 1980s, is a concoction of vodka, peach schnapps, orange juice, cranberry juice, and crème de cassis. It is frequently compared as a cross between a Fuzzy Navel and a Cape Codder.
3. Panchamrit
A classic recipe used in Hindu religious ceremonies is panchamrut. The five elements of panchamrut, which is quick and easy to prepare, are milk, curds, sugar, honey, and ghee, which is used to make prasad. At religious celebrations such as Janmashtami and home pujas like Ganesh or Satya Narayan, panchamrut prasad is served.
In Sanskrit, amrut means nectar, the beverage of the gods, and panch means five, as in the five components utilised. Panchamrut is used in pujas and then served as prasad because it is seen to be nourishing and purifying.
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4. Hakusai
Hakusai is the word for Napa Cabbage in Japanese but the recipe for which Indians were searching is pickled Japanese cabbage. Tsukemono is the name for pickles made in Japan; making real tsukemono requires several days and numerous procedures. The recipe includes cabbage, carrots, kosher salt, red chillies, and umami-rich kombu for a deliciously mild flavour.
5. Dhaniya Panjiri
Dhaniya Panjiri, a favourite preparation and bhog staple during festivals and fasting, can instantly give you energy and stave off hunger pangs. The recipe’s ingredients are all abundant in fibre, antioxidants, and other nutrients that the body can use as fuel during a fast.
6. Karanji
Karanji, a sweet treat made for festivals like Ganesh Chaturthi, Diwali, and Holi, is similar to gujiya. It is filled with a delicious mixture of roasted desiccated coconut, mawa, nuts and seeds, powdered sugar, or jaggery. It is made with all-purpose flour, semolina, and ghee.
7. Thiruvathirai Kali
This delectable treat, known as bhog, is created from coarsely ground rice, moong dal, jaggery, cardamom, almonds, and coconut. It is presented to the god Thiruvathirai.
8. Ugadi Pachadi
This meal, a festival favourite, is well-liked in the southern states of Telangana, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh. It is prepared on the auspicious occasion of Ugadi and offers a blend of six flavours: astringent, bitter, spicy, sour, sweet, and salty. Neem flowers, raw mango, jaggery, coconut, pepper powder, and salt are used in the dish.
9. Kolukattai
Similar to how modak is cooked in Maharashtra, Kozhukattai, also known as Kolukattai, is a famous sweet dish made in the South during Vinayaka Chaturthi. In essence, they are rice flour dough dumplings that are steamed and filled with a delicious coconut and jaggery combination.
10. Rava Ladoo
Rava ladoo is a simple recipe made with semolina, suji or rava, ghee, sugar, and cardamom for festive and auspicious events. Once the ingredients are formed into circular laddoos, they are prepared for consumption.
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Comment below and tell us which of these recipes you search for.
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